POETRY: Food for the Heart, Mind, and Spirit


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A collection of poems on a variety of subjects. Inspired by family, friends, and real life. Included are various forms of poetry, such as sonnets, acrostics, Villanelles, and Sestinas.




Soul Food


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Ranging from Rumi, Kabir and Blake, to Rilke, Emily Dickinson and Paul Celan, this wide-ranging selection includes contemporary poets such as Jane Hirshfield, Denise Levertov, Thomas Merton and Mary Oliver, as well as by many lesser-known writers from all periods and places. The anthology opens with a series of poems on human life and spiritual sustenance, starting with Rumi: --This being human is a guest house. / Each morning a new arrival--The poems which follow explore many ways of keeping body and soul together, offering food for thought on knowing yourself, living with nature, who or what is God ... All are universal illuminations of the meaning of life, speaking to readers of all faiths as well as to searchers and non-believers.




Rumi's Little Book of Life


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From Madonna to Deepak Chopra, celebrities have been recording and embracing Rumi's poetry for the past two decades, creating a resurgence of interest in this 13th century Sufi mystic. Rumi's Little Book of Life is a beautiful collection of 196 poems by Rumi, previously unavailable in English. Translated by native Persian speakers, Maryam Mafi and Azima Melita Kolin, this collection will appeal to Rumi lovers everywhere. This collection of mystical poetry focuses on one of life's core issues: coming to grips with the inner life. During the course of life, each of us is engaged on an inner journey. Rumi's Little Book of Life is a guidebook for that journey. The poetry is a companion for those who consciously enter the inner world to explore the gardens within--out of the everyday "world of dust"--through an ascending hierarchy that restores one's soul to the heart; the heart of the spirit; and in finding spirit, transcending all.




The Essential Rumi


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Rumi the Persian poet is widely acknowledged as being the greatest Sufi mystic of his age. He was the founder of the brotherhood of the Whirling Dervishes. This is a collection of his poetry.




Bite Every Sorrow


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A collection of energetic and inquisitive poetry invites the reader to explore beauty, heartbreak, loss, and outrage




The Invitation


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Cult bestseller The Invitation is more than just a poem. It is a profound invitation to a life that is more fulfilling and passionate, with greater integrity. This book is a word-of-mouth sensation, whose truths have resonated with people all over the world, and is now reissued with a beautiful new cover design.




Eating in the Light of the Moon


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By weaving practical insights and exercises through a rich tapestry of multicultural myths, ancient legends, and folktales, Anita Johnston helps the millions of women preoccupied with their weight discover and address the issues behind their negative attitudes toward food.




Eggshells of the Soul


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A small book with a giant heart-- this is a collection of poems penned by six poets. A fusion of American ,Carribian and Asian sensibilities, It is ultimately a labor of love- of poetic expression, of creativity, of diversity of cultural, personal and professional experiences. Poets who are teachers, software consultants, managers and business owners; this book is a celebration of their passion for poetry. As much an ode to an art form that encourages deliberate reflection and allows for pause in our rushed and automated world, it is also a humble attempt to sanction dreams-their scope and size notwithstanding.




Amanda Paradise


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"A new collection of poetry by CAConrad"--




Rhythms for the Soul


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We live in a society where people are broken and discouraged, where people are at a loss for where to go or who to turn to. We live in a society where people are depressed and oppressed and feel as if there is no way out. Rhythms for the Soul is a book to let a society of people know God can restore brokenness, that His word is encouragement. It's a book to ensure people that Jesus came to recover all that was lost. Rhythms for the Soul is a book filled with words to heal the hurting spirit, soul, body, and mind. It was created to give hope to the hopeless and set the oppressed free. It's a book designed to show the depressed the bright light at the end of a seemingly long dark tunnel. Rhythms for the Soul is medicine for everything that hurts, if one chooses to partake of it.